Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [pers pn] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Claire made it on the Sunday , I said in n it about time you took your wife out ? |
| 2 | Oh , are n't you really Digger , I always thought you were pretty daft . |
| 3 | ‘ Were n't they really forts ? ’ |
| 4 | not coming naturally not being there you just sort of |
| 5 | Is not it now time that the Minister acted to solve the problems of high-rise blocks ? |
| 6 | Is not it now time that the hon. Member for Peckham ( Ms. Harman ) apologised to the House for saying that GPs were not interested in fund holding ? |
| 7 | Is not it now time that the Minister decided that the standing charges , which are an unacceptable imposition , particularly on the elderly , should be abolished ? |
| 8 | Is not it about time that we had some more positive policies ? |
| 9 | Is not it about time for the Government to move responsibility for ferry safety away from the Department of Transport to a separate , independent body so that we can be fully assured about all aspects of ferry safety , including crewing levels ? |
| 10 | Is not it about time that the Government stopped this practice of recruiting and exploiting young people who are deemed not old enough to cast a vote but in some cases are being forced to continue in the Army and can be put into armed combat , as they were during the Gulf war ? |
| 11 | rise in traffic demand , is not it about time that his Department stopped being a Department only for roads and instead sought to introduce a proper , integrated transport system that takes real account of environmental considerations ? |
| 12 | Is not it about time that the Government recognised that the only cure for unemployment is to get rid of the Conservative Government as soon as possible ? |
| 13 | It 's just you now Tim . |
| 14 | But is n't it just baloney ? |
| 15 | And for those who say that some pubs are unsuitable for children because they might have some evil influence , then is n't it about time those pubs were cleaned up ? |
| 16 | Mrs Greengross added : ‘ Is n't it about time that the Government exercised some seasonal goodwill to all men — and women — of pensionable age and increased the £10 Christmas bonus ? ’ |
| 17 | Is n't it about time we started living off our inheritance ? |
| 18 | ‘ Is n't it about time you told me what really happened back at your flat in Radnor Walk ? ’ |
| 19 | Is n't it about time someone took a long hard look at the laughable regulations on what riders wear and questioned whether they benefit the sport ? |
| 20 | They said , ‘ So you 're still at it , then ; is n't it about time you packed it in ? ’ |
| 21 | Is n't it about time somebody did something about this type of rip-off ? |
| 22 | So is n't it about time we gave them the care and consideration they deserve ? |
| 23 | Is n't it about time ! |
| 24 | But they would say to him Angus , is n't it about time you found yourself a wife ? |
| 25 | ‘ Is n't it about time we hit the road ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Is n't it about time we got down to some work ? |
| 27 | Secondly are we going to cave in to French blackmail again and what will it cost us , and thirdly if we 're going to have even more people going to Strasbourg or to Brussels or to anywhere else , is n't it about time we tried to save the people of Britain who are getting more and more worried and concerned and perplexed about E C , particularly in places like Harrow where they take a special interest in public affairs . |
| 28 | Is n't it about time this silly nonsense was laughed out of court , and have done with it . |
| 29 | Yes it is n't it really John . |
| 30 | So that 's how I really gorr into it … . |